This article, published on July 3rd, 2017 in the International Journal of Health Planning and Management, was written by study analysed health care performance-based financing implementation in Burkina Faso 12 months post‐launch in late 2014.
This article published on October 19, 2016 in the BMC Systematic Reviews Journal, was co-written by Myriam Cielo Pérez, Nanor Minoyan, Valéry Ridde, Marie-Pierre Sylvestre and Mira Johri (corresponding author: ). The article is a systematic review protocol for the Comparison of registered and published intervention fidelity assessment in cluster randomised trials of public health interventions in low- and middle-income countries. (more…)
An article published in the issue n°9 of Implementation science, october 12th 2014.
Authors: Valéry Ridde, Anne-Marie Turcotte-Tremblay, Aurélia Souares, Julia Lohmann, David Zombré, Jean Louis Koulidiati, Maurice Yaogo, Hervé Hien, Matthew Hunt, Sylvie Zongo, Manuela De Allegri.
Abstract:
Background: The low quality of healthcare and the presence of user fees in Burkina Faso contribute to low utilization of healthcare and elevated levels of mortality. To improve access to high-quality healthcare and equity, national authorities are testing different intervention arms that combine performance-based financing with community-based health insurance and pro-poor targeting. There is a need to evaluate the implementation of these unique approaches. We developed a research protocol to analyze the conditions that led to the emergence of these intervention arms, the fidelity between the activities initially planned and those conducted, the implementation and adaptation processes, the sustainability of the interventions, the possibilities for scaling them up, and their ethical implications.
Methods/Design: The study adopts a longitudinal multiple case study design with several embedded levels of analyses. To represent the diversity of contexts where the intervention arms are carried out, we will select three districts. Within districts, we will select both primary healthcare centers (n =18) representing different intervention arms and the district or regional hospital (n =3). We will select contrasted cases in relation to their initial performance (good, fair, poor). Over a period of 18 months, we will use quantitative and qualitative data collection and analytical tools to study these cases including in-depth interviews, participatory observation, research diaries, and questionnaires. We will give more weight to qualitative methods compared to quantitative methods.
Discussion: Performance-based financing is expanding rapidly across low- and middle-income countries. The results of this study will enable researchers and decision makers to gain a better understanding of the factors that can influence the implementation and the sustainability of complex interventions aiming to increase healthcare quality as well as equity.
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